If any person be the owner or have the custody of any living creature other than a dog or cat and unjustifiably neglect or refuse to furnish it necessary sustenance, food, or drink, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Miss. Code Ann. § 97-41-9
Failure of owner or custodian to provide sustenance to creatures other than dogs or cats
Codes, 1892, § 1015; 1906, § 1092; Hemingway’s 1917, § 818; 1930, § 842; 1942, § 2068; Laws, 2011, ch. 536, § 6, eff from and after passage (approved Apr. 26, 2011
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